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OX2 8LF

Wolvercote · Oxford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wolvercote
Local authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Postcode district
OX2
Postcode sector
OX2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
OX2 8ED 59 m
OX2 8JU 88 m
OX2 8HU 99 m
OX2 8LG 103 m
OX2 8JN 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
OX2 8LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
OX
Postcode district
OX2
Postcode sector
OX2 8
Latitude
51.790008
Longitude
-1.272113
British National Grid easting
450,300
British National Grid northing
210,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Oxford · E07000178
Electoral ward
Wolvercote · E05013119
Parish or community
E43000128
Westminster constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon · E14001420
Output area
E00145662
Lower layer super output area
Oxford 001A · E01028594
Middle layer super output area
Oxford 001 · E02005940

Postcode source versions

Explore OX2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
20
Secondary
3

  1. Cutteslowe Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    819 m

  2. Wolvercote Primary School

    Academy converter

    826 m

  3. d'Overbroeck's

    Other independent school

    876 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
813
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 253
  • Other theft 94
  • Public order 81
  • Shoplifting 77
  • Anti social behaviour 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
OX2 8 residents
6,139

Age bands in OX2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,010 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

602 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,352 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,673 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,302 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • BANBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 BANBURY ROAD, OXFORD, OX2 7BT

    ODS code K84021

    1.8 km

  • SUMMERTOWN HEALTH CENTRE

    160 BANBURY ROAD, SUMMERTOWN, OXFORD, OX2 7BS

    ODS code K84011

    1.8 km

  • GOSFORD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    167 OXFORD ROAD, GOSFORD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2NS

    ODS code K84045

    2.9 km

  • JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE

    WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84078

    3.3 km

  • OBSERVATORY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JERICHO HEALTH CENTRE, WALTON STREET, OXFORD, OX2 6NW

    ODS code K84026

    3.3 km

  • THE KEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    EXETER CLOSE, OXFORD ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OX5 1AP

    ODS code K84082

    3.7 km

  • BEAUMONT ELMS PRACTICE

    19 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2NA

    ODS code K84016

    4.0 km

  • KES@NORTHGATE

    NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE, 15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84605

    4.2 km

  • NORTHGATE HEALTH CENTRE

    15 MARKET STREET, OXFORD, OX1 3EF

    ODS code K84080

    4.2 km

  • ISLIP SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, BLETCHINGDON ROAD, ISLIP, KIDLINGTON, OX5 2TQ

    ODS code K84003

    4.5 km

  • LUTHER STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LUTHER STREET, OXFORD, OX1 1UL

    ODS code K84066

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Harefields

    BCT · Cutteslowe

    0.0 miles

  • Harefields

    BCT · Cutteslowe

    0.1 miles

  • Five Mile Drive

    BCT · Cutteslowe

    0.1 miles

  • Harbord Road

    BCT · Cutteslowe

    0.1 miles

  • Five Mile Drive

    BCT · Cutteslowe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Oxford 001A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,415 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Cutteslowe Primary School is the nearest published school at 819 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

813 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 253 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.